Pakistan has approved a major new framework to prepare for Monsoon 2026, with the Prime Minister clearing the Ministry of Climate Change’s strategic plan that sets a 240-day deadline for completing urgent flood protection work.
According to newly released documents, the national plan has been divided into short-term, medium-term term and long-term phases to minimise flood losses and build more climate-resilient infrastructure before the next monsoon season.
Immediate actions include repairing infrastructure damaged during last year’s rains, restoring clogged drainage channels and ensuring all floodgates are functional ahead of heavy rainfall.
The plan’s medium-term phase, spanning one to three years, focuses on expanding and improving existing urban and rural drainage systems.
Officials say this will strengthen the ability of cities and vulnerable districts to withstand intense rainfall and flash floods, which have become more frequent due to climate change.
Over the longer four to five-year period, the strategy calls for constructing new climate-resilient infrastructure across the country.
The documents state that these projects are designed to reduce the scale and intensity of future climate-related disasters.
The Ministry of Climate Change has grouped all measures into structured implementation clusters to ensure coordinated action by federal and provincial governments.
The documents note that all provinces will be engaged closely throughout the rollout to avoid gaps experienced in previous flood seasons.
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